The China Oceanic Development Foundation (hereinafter referred to as CODF) is a national public fund-raising organization established with the approval of China’s government in December 2015. Its department in charge is the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China. It is founded by the State Oceanic Administration of the People's Republic of China (SOA) together with six central enterprises, which are China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China Petroleum & Chemi